id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-294118-tm2kesum Lemos, Daniele Rocha Queiros Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis 2020-07-03 .txt text/plain 2358 142 59 This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. CONCLUSIONS: The first 45 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ceará revealed a large number of cases and deaths, spreading initially among the population with a high socioeconomic status. In Brazil, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on February 26, 2020, and the first death on March 17, both in the state of São Paulo 7 . We describe the epidemiological scenario of cases and deaths from COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rate in the first 45 days (February 17 to April 27, 2020) of the epidemic in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The study used an ecological design to compare confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths to bed occupancy rates in Ceará. ./cache/cord-294118-tm2kesum.txt ./txt/cord-294118-tm2kesum.txt